The 1st gym for people with disabilities in Cyprus

The gym will be offered to anyone interested for free, as it is mainly aimed at people with disabilities. The vision of the Cyprus Paraplegics Organization, after a study by OPAP and a sponsorship of about seventy thousand euros, took shape. After years of thinking and trying to find a fund, a European-standard gym for people with disabilities, who travel with a wheelchair, is being created in Cyprus, at the Organization for the Organization of Paraplegics and Quadriplegics in Nicosia. Until today, according to the President of the Cyprus Paraplegics Organization (OPAK) Dimitris Lamprianidis, in Cyprus there was no possibility for a person with a wheelchair to work out in a gym with both building and mechanical infrastructure, which was not justified, since As he said, "exercise and sport should be accessible, like any other in life, to all people and especially to people with disabilities, whose disability creates other health problems." During a ceremony of handing over equipment, Mr. Lambrianidis thanked the General Manager of OPAP Michalis Heimonas for the financial support and assistance in the creation of the Gym and the President of KOA Pampos Stylianos, hoping for future support for the creation of a first group of paraplegic athletes. The vision of the Cyprus Paraplegics Organization, after a study by OPAP and a sponsorship of about 70 thousand euros, was realized, and now both wheelchair users and members can exercise, while using the equipment of the new gym. "The philosophy that must be applied is to design and build things that can be used by" the whole

"The President of the Cyprus Paraplegics Organization told" Simerini ", adding that a special trainer for people with disabilities will be employed in the gym, with about 10 machines. The gym will be offered to anyone interested for free, as it is mainly aimed at people with disabilities. "It will be tested and we will see how it goes, but we are sure that once the gym is tested, the results will be such as to secure sponsorships to make it work without having to charge users," said Mr. Lambrianidis, optimistic. describing that "in addition to the machines that already exist, air conditioning and sound system will be installed in the space, to make the stay in the space as pleasant as possible". "We do not like to raise funds" For years such a place was necessary for Cyprus, but according to Mr. Lamprianidis, although it had to be done for a long time, it was very difficult to secure the funds for the purchase of equipment. "It is not easy to find so much money and we do not like to raise money by raising money for charity from the world", says Mr. Dimitris Lamprianidis, explaining that the organization Paraplegics of Cyprus, has been trying for years to raise money from companies, which due to responsibility they have through corporate social responsibility they offer to society through various actions. Finally, Mr. Lamprianidis noted that we must think of the good for the whole world, calling us, "whatever we do, if we can, do it for everyone."